Like humans, most bony fish experience the world around them using the classic senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. However, fish have an additional sixth sense, something that is more sophisticated than touch, and it is called the lateral line. This line runs around the eyes and gills …
There are two different references to “Moreh” mentioned in the Scriptures.
The first occurs in Genesis 12:6. It was the first recorded halting-place of Abram after his entrance into the land of Canaan and whilst the AV has “plain of Moreh”, the Hebrew should more accurately be rendered, o…
We are most likely familiar with some of the more well-known psalms which describe the prowess and victory of the future king of all the earth. Psalms like Psalm 72 portray a sovereign who rules the world with justice and mercy. Psalm 45 describes him riding prosperously with the people falling bene…
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Each Sunday, we come to remember Christ and to think about the wonder of his love which he displayed in giving his life on the tree. And in this exhortation we want to consider the Lord Jesus Christ in his three offices: as king, priest and prophet as outlined in Deuteronomy.
The office of ki…
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As it will be recalled, First John was written to counter the false doctrines of the Gnostics, who arrogantly considered they had a superior knowledge and relationship with God to that of other brothers and sisters. They considered sin to be acceptable, based on the theory that as long as the mind w…
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606BCNebuchadnezzar invades Judah and takes first captives to Babylon600BC?Birth of Haggai?586BCNebuchadnezzar completes destruction of JerusalemFinal captives taken to Babylon555BC?Birth of Zechariah?536BCDecree of CyrusFirst return under ZerubbabelIddo, Zechariah’s grandfather, returns with exil…
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We’ve all heard the saying about being up a creek without a paddle. It refers to being caught in a predicament with no resources with which to extricate ourselves. But even with a paddle, the paddle has to be used, and used properly, before the goal is reached.
Think of your life as a rid…
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In 1881, Eliezer Ben Yehuda[1] began creating a Hebrew dictionary for the modern Jewish state. As a young man, Ben Yehuda “realized that Jews could never have any country of their own, or any national entity, unless they had a common language”.[2] Today, his work continues at the Acade…
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The righteous will not beg
Into this consideration, God interjects a contrast that we do well to take note of in this day and age when we are constantly encouraged to strive to accumulate more (Psa 37:16-19):
“A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. For t…
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In the special creation of Eve, a very deliberate detail is recorded. Eve’s creation was noticeably different from Adam and the animals. A rib was taken, establishing in Adam a special sympathy: “bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh” (Gen 2:23). Why a rib? God meant there to be a side-by-side…
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